Ford Dark Sable Touch Up Paint — Paint Code 81

Name: Ford Dark Sable (81) Touch Up Paint
Brand: Color N Drive
Rating: 4.74 (19 reviews)

Dark Sable is Ford paint code 81. Ford used 81 on the Thunderbird, Tempo from 1985 to 1986. 81 is a solid, high gloss finish. Dark Sable also appears as code M6011A and 5Z5AXXA.

Paint codes81

Paint code: 81 · M6011A · 5Z5AXXA
Production years: 1985–1986
Finish: Solid
Gloss: High gloss
Shade family: Brown

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On-screen color is representative. Your exact match comes from the paint code.

Is 81 the same as M6011A?

Manufacturer code81Usually the one on your car’s label
Standard numberM6011A
Supplier code5Z5AXXA

A single factory colour is often recorded under more than one code: the manufacturer’s own code, an industry standard number, and a supplier code. They all mix to the same paint. The code printed on your vehicle’s paint label is the one to match.

The paint code label on a Ford — This is what the paint label looks like on a Ford. The code on it is the one to match.

Which Ford models came in Dark Sable (81)?

Where the paint code label sits on a Ford — Where to look for the label on a Ford.

Will 81 match my Ford if the paint has faded?

The kit is mixed to the 81 formula — the same code printed on your vehicle’s paint label — not colour-matched by eye. On panels that still carry their factory paint, that reproduces the original tone.

Where it will not match

Panels bleached by years of sun sit lighter than the factory formula. The kit reproduces the original colour, not the faded one.
A panel that has already been resprayed is no longer the factory colour, so the code will not describe it.
Metallic and pearl finishes are harder to blend across a large area than solid colours — they are at their best on chips and thin scratches.
Damage larger than a few centimetres, or down to bare metal over a wide area, is body-shop work.

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What you get.

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Package content

Item	Basic	Plus	Pro
Paint	25ml	50ml	100ml
Correct N Clear	50ml	50ml	100ml
Paste	25ml	25ml	25ml
Wax	25ml	25ml	25ml
Brush	5pcs	5pcs	10pcs
Microfiber Cloth	Included	Included	Included
Surface Cleaning	Included	Included	Included
Sponge	Included	Included	Included
Surface Leveling	Included	Included	Included
Gloves	Included	Included	Included